PEARCE METHOD OF BEE-KEEPING 51 



Mr. Joseph A. Pearce, 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 

 My Dear Mr. Pearce: — 



Permit me to express my gratitude to you for suggesting the plan 

 of having a swarm of bees so arranged in my barn as to give continu- 

 ous satisfaction at a minimum expenditure of energy and thought. 

 Since you placed the hive of bees with me, I have found scarcely any 

 care necessary and they have returned to me forty to sixty pounds of 

 honey per year, which has enabled me to make a good many friends 

 happy, for I know of no more delightful gift to a neighbor than a 

 card of beautiful honey. The venture has been in every way a success 

 and I wish more people would take advantage of your plan. 



Yours very truly, 



CHARLES A. GARFIELD. 



THE WIDDICOMB FURNITURE CO. 



Grand Rapids, Mich., July 16, 1907. 

 My Dear Mr. Pearce: — 



I have taken no small amount of interest in your recent exposi- 

 tion of bee culture, especially that phase of it showing how simple a 

 matter is the care of a single hive of bees for a family supply of 

 honey. 



I think it is twelve years ago that I installed in my barn a hive 

 of bees received from you. During all these years we have had an 

 abundant supply of honey, and no attention whatever has been given 

 to them other than an occasional examination that we might note 

 they were prospering. During this time we have taken from the hive 

 all the honey we required for our personal use, and in addition to that 

 all needed for the lunch room of The Widdicomb Furniture Company 

 in the exposition seasons, for my hive has grown to be exceedingly 

 productive. Very truly yours, 



Mr. J. A. Pearce, City. WM. WIDDICOMB. 



THE BELKNAP WAGON COMPANY. 



Mr. J. A. Pearce, 



City. 

 Dear Sir: — 



I take pleasure in writing and thanking you for the swarm of 

 bees bought of you a little more than a year ago and placed in the 

 attic at my home on Madison avenue. Last summer I found that 

 the hive was completely filled with honey and on taking it out found 

 that I had 134 pounds of the purest and whitest comb honey. 



As a money investment it is one of the best I have ever made 

 and the pleasure of having the bees and seeing them about is of 

 greater value to me than any profit I may make out of the honey. 

 As it is I have had honey to give my neighbors, have sold quite a 

 hit of it and have plenty left to supply my friends for the entire year. 

 I think I shall have to put in another swarm during the coming season. 



Very respectfully, 



C. E. BELKNAP. 



